Australia 2021, 90 min Director SALLY AITKEN
As a young woman, Australian Valerie Taylor was a champion diver and spearfisher. Later, along with her husband, she became one of the first people to film great white sharks without the protection of a cage and was hired by Steven Spielberg to shoot the real shark sequences for Jaws. But ironically, just as millions of people were watching these movies and becoming deathly afraid of sharks, Taylor’s love for the ocean was leading her in a different direction. As filmmaker Sally Aitken unfolds the many layers of Taylor’s fascinating life, we learn of her pioneering work in ocean conservation. Fighting for the protection of marine sites around the world and advocating tirelessly to prevent the senseless hunting of sharks are now the driving forces in her life. But Taylor, now in her 80s, still finds time to dive and play with the sharks.